Calling a move to block a ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 "illegal" and "an unconstitutional attack," Newsom vowed to take the fight to court.

The Senate voted on Thursday to ax California’s phaseout of gas-powered cars, making a controversial move to sidestep the parliamentarian in the process. The vote was 51-44, and the measure

The Republican message was crystal clear. The Senate voted to kill the waiver that California relied on to require a giant ramp-up of EV sales. Meanwhile, the House passed a budget reconciliation bill that would methodically destroy the incentives that the Biden administration had used to support EVs, as I wrote today.